UFC Fight Night 24 Results: Amir Sadollah Dismantles DaMarques Johnson

by Nate Wilcox on Mar 26, 2011 11:07 PM EDT in UFC Event

DaMarques Johnson held his own in the first round but he faded in the second and Amir Sadollah took over. He beat up Johnson standing, followed him down and beat Johnson until the ref stepped in at 3:27 of the second round at UFC Fight Night 24.

The card is held in Seattle, Washingon and is headlined by Phil Davis vs Antonio Rogerio Nogeira.

Sadollah applied a hold called "the giftwrap" which he wrapped Johnson's right arm around his head and then locked Johnson's right wrist with his left hand while being completely free to punch the helpless Johnson in the face from the mounted position in the guard.

Johnson dominated the first three minutes of the opening round with his wrestling and top game. Sadollah turned the tide a bit towards the end of the round with some sharp Muay Thai before Johnson landed a very hard hip toss slam. But Sadollah was up quickly and got a double leg take down of his own to end the round.

Sadollah came out in the second and really hurt Johnson with sharp standup. Sadollah was using an eight point attack landing punches, kicks, and knees. Johnson answered with some sharp punches and a standing elbow or two but Sadollah wore him down on the feet and eventually staggered him twice then dropped him and pounded away looking for the stoppage. Sadollah took mount at one point then landed knees to the body from side control while Johnson was turtled up on his hands and knees. Johnson hung in but Sadollah got him down, took mount and trapped Johnson's wrist around his neck such that he had

Two veterans of The Ultimate Fighter, Sadollah won the seventh season of the show while Johnson was the runner up in the ninth.

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tapping out to strikes = :(

everything dana white says is a complete lie

by slantedwindows on Mar 26, 2011 11:10 PM EDT reply actions

I really hate it when people look down upon tapping to strikes. Its the same as tapping to a submission; they don’t want to risk further damage. These fighters have families to take care of, what’s the point of scrambling your brains any further when the chance of victory is slim to none? Live to fight another day.

"Referees, be sure to step in and stop the fight on time tomorrow, because I might get carried away in the moment and my many punches may end up destroying my opponent." - Tatsuya "CRUSHER" Kawajiri

by andrew861 on Mar 26, 2011 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs

Well said.

by H8ff0000 on Mar 27, 2011 6:56 AM EDT up reply actions

that’s why they have referees, isn’t it?

everything dana white says is a complete lie

by slantedwindows on Mar 28, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

your sig says otherwise.

everything dana white says is a complete lie

by slantedwindows on Mar 29, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions

My sig is a quote from a fighter but still refers to the ref’s job to stop a fight, whether they’re tapping or not. Trying to get a one-up on me. Tisk Tisk.

"Referees, be sure to step in and stop the fight on time tomorrow, because I might get carried away in the moment and my many punches may end up destroying my opponent." - Tatsuya "CRUSHER" Kawajiri

by andrew861 on Apr 5, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions

It wasn't a weak stoppage

Dude was getting beat up, that’s fair enough.

by Nanoob on Mar 27, 2011 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions

You mean like Shogun did just over a week ago?

by Shnak on Mar 27, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Impressive

Amir is really impressive in the context of that being his 8th professional fight

by schm1583 on Mar 26, 2011 11:10 PM EDT reply actions

Didn’t see the fight yet (stupid tape delay for west coast) but the gift wrap sounds like the similar hold Stun Gun Kim did to Amir in their match. Stun Gun wrapped Amir’s arm/hand around his own head, preventing Sadollah from using it. Its a modify judo philosophy to wrap up or pin an opponent’s arm to disable them and keep them in osaekomi (hold down, which if they are pinned down for 25 seconds they lose)

by Matt Benson on Mar 26, 2011 11:14 PM EDT reply actions

I believe Gift Wrap was what Brock used on Mir in the 2nd fight as well.

by gzl5000 on Mar 27, 2011 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Brock mostly worked a stockade from half-guard in that fight, with his arm around behind Mir’s neck and hand on Mir’s arm pulling and holding his shoulders back.

by Pyrgz Krum on Mar 27, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Ah…you’re right. Got my terms mixed up.

by gzl5000 on Mar 27, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions

tap out

should not be looked down upon especially this one

he had him mounted choked DJ with DJ’s own arm and threw repeated elbows to the temple

there was no way out

by P86 on Mar 27, 2011 12:37 AM EDT reply actions

Its all about budo and warrior spirit. Tapping out to a lot of people seems cowardly, however its the warrior spirit to take and absorb punishment even if there is no way out.

by Matt Benson on Mar 27, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions

I’d say taking the fight on short notice is enough warrior spirit for one person.

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by monkeyfightclub on Mar 27, 2011 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Seeing that Amir has lost to Hendricks (controversial) and Stun Gun, but looking very good in this fight, it is tough for me to say who he fights next. He can obviously beat the lower-tier of the division these days, but he now needs to step up, but not too high up in my opinion.

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by chrisbboy82 on Mar 27, 2011 12:43 AM EDT reply actions

Right now I’m thinking that John Hathaway would be a good choice of opponent. Both are just skirting around the edge of the top 25 and have had flashes of brilliance in between some tough losses.

by Pyrgz Krum on Mar 27, 2011 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree for the reasons you mentioned, however I don’t feel it would be an entertaining fight. I know to a lot of people this might sound crazy, but I think Sadollah vs. Hardy would be fireworks. It would be a must-win for Hardy. Enough of a step up for Sadollah to make things interesting yet stylistically being favorable, and enough of a step down for Hardy to rebound from his recent fights and prove something.

The only other guy for Sadollah that I can think of at the moment… maybe Almeida?

by H8ff0000 on Mar 27, 2011 6:53 AM EDT up reply actions

How was his loss to controversial? I’m a huge Amir fan, and I don’t have a problem with the Hendricks loss. Defend yourself at all times, he wasn’t. Ref called it. I’ve got no problems with that.

by Shnak on Mar 28, 2011 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Love Sadollah's fighting style

That slick muay thai and bjj is fun to watch. Sadollah seems to start slow in every fight, but wears guys down with his knees and constant pressure.

by JiltedEmu on Mar 27, 2011 2:42 AM EDT reply actions

Despite his clinical style...

Amir is most definitely getting better. Slow and steady.

by Rug Rug on Mar 27, 2011 5:24 AM EDT reply actions

The giftwrap huh?

I didn’t know that was a legit move. It was probably the first move I caught people in once I started to really free roll. I could always trap people there but usually wouldn’t have the dexterity to turn it into a crank. Back then I thought it was just a move for strong scrubs haha

by disinferno06 on Mar 27, 2011 10:16 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Other than Zombie’s Twister, this was the most unexpected finish of the night, I thought for sure Amir would win by UD, never thought he’d finish anyone with ground and pound. Who’s next for Amir? Hatheway, maybe? Or what about Paulo Thiago?

by Shnak on Mar 28, 2011 7:39 AM EDT reply actions